Urban Impact
Urban Impact
UN-Habitat in the News
UN-Habitat in the News
Elaine Reyes speaks with UN-Habitat Executive Director Anacláudia Rossbach about the progress and challenges shaping sustainable cities
Watch herePress Releases
Press releases
| UN-Habitat strengthens disaster-resilient schools in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with support from Japan and JICA | Tuesday, 17 February 2026 |
| UN-Habitat briefs Arab media ahead of the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) in Baku | Thursday, 12 February 2026 |
| Online regional media briefing (Asia-Pacific) for the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum | Tuesday, 10 February 2026 |
| Online regional media briefing (Arab States) for the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum | Thursday, 29 January 2026 |
| Media advisory: Media accreditation for the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum now open | Thursday, 15 January 2026 |
| Global report redefines how cities measure quality of life | Monday, 8 December 2025 |
| World Urban Forum set to serve as global checkpoint for the New Urban Agenda | Tuesday, 25 November 2025 |
| Ministers and mayors unite at COP30 to advance climate action through urbanization | Thursday, 13 November 2025 |
Statements and speeches
Statements and speeches
| The head of UN-Habitat talks about our common urban future in Davos | Monday, 16 January 2023 |
| Closing Speech at the Second Session of the Executive Board of UN-Habitat | Wednesday, 23 November 2022 |
| Statement by the Chair of the ad hoc working group on programmatic, budgetary and administrative matters | Monday, 21 November 2022 |
| Statement by the Chair of the ad hoc working group on stakeholder engagement policy | Monday, 21 November 2022 |
| Statement by Honourable Zacharia Mwangi Njeru, Cabinet Secretary for The Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development | Monday, 21 November 2022 |
| Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat | Monday, 21 November 2022 |
| Statement by the UNON Director General | Monday, 21 November 2022 |
| Speech at the Ministerial Roundtable at COP27 in Sharm-el-Sheik, Egypt | Thursday, 17 November 2022 |
